“So we come to it in the end. The great battle of our time.” (Theoden, King of Rohan, The Return of the King)

The Lord of the Rings

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Snowblind Studios today reveal an all new video, the Official Behind the Scenes with Snowblind: Blood and Steel.The video offers a look at the upcoming Action-RPG The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, delving into the violent, detailed and varied combat in the game. As described by key members of the Snowblind Studios team and depicted in visceral gameplay footage, players can switch between melee and range attacks, and enhance their character’s power with kill streaks that augment their abilities. Treating players to warfare befitting the clashes of Middle-earth, The Lord of the

Rings: War in the North comes to player’s hands later this year.

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The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is an intense Action RPG video game based on the renowned works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Evolving the RPG genre through innovative online, interdependent co-op play for up to three players who form their own Fellowship, the game breaks new ground as the first The Lord of the Rings video game to embrace the gritty and brutal reality of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth. Exploring previously unseen lands, storylines and characters as well as those familiar from past feature films, gamers experience expansive co-op gameplay and upgradeable weapons, character customization and development, skills and special abilities. Gamers must play together or perish as they work to defeat Sauron’s forces in the North. The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is slated to launch on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Games for Windows in 2011.